Teaching a problem-solving strategy to closed head-injured adults

✍ Scribed by R. M. Foxx; Nancy E. Marchand-Martella; Ronald C. Martella; Debra Braunling-McMorrow; Martin J. McMorrow

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 907 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1072-0847
• DOI: 10.1002/bin.2360030304

✦ Synopsis

This study developed and evaluated a program for teaching a problemsolving strategy to closed head-injured adults. Four general areas were targeted for training: Community Awareness and Transportation; Medication, Alcohol, and Drugs; Stating One's Rights; and Emergencies, Injuries, and Safety. The program featured cue cards, response-specific feedback, modeling, self-monitoring, positive reinforcement, response practice, self-correction, and individualized performance criterion levels. It was evaluated via pre-and posttraining generalization assessments that involved phone calls, interviews, and staged interactions in the natural environment. The experimental group (N = 3) received baseline, training, and pre/posttraining assessments, whereas the contrast group (N = 3) received only pre/posttraining assessments. The posttraining results revealed that the experimental subjects' problem-solving skills had generalized somewhat, whereas the contrast group showed little change from pre-to postassessment. The program appears t o offer some promise as a method of teaching a problem-solving strategy.